Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-15
fORIY-NIATM CONGRESS.
Second Session,

WILMINGTON. Feb. 1

arrest, Trial AMI discharge of A. X. Cutler. a
United States citizen, by authorities of Mex.
| leo.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, the Senate
took up for consideration the bill introduced
and reported by him, to increase the naval
establishment.
10 Mr.. Plumb asked whether the kind of ves-
seis to be built would be under the control
of the President.
| Mr.. Cameron replied that it would not. He
then addressed the Senate in advocacy of the
| bill.
Mr.. George presented 3 petition of some
men in Mississippi asking for an appropris
ton of Sl00 apiece to transport them to Lii.
IBERIA; referred to the committee on educa-
tlon and labor. The petition assigns as a
reason for the proposed emigration: Low
wages, high rents and despair of doing bet.
ter"
| Mr.. Hale presented tine protest of the
SperarZi Club againat the ratification Of the
eHradltion treaty with Great Britain re-
ferred TO the committee on foreign relations
On motion OF Mr. Hs~ley an amendmen Mt
was added to the second section of the words
'save that in all their parts they shall be OF
American manuf4c ure."
| On motion Of Mr.. Morgan section was
added requiring the construction of three
vessels on the Pacific coast, three on the
Gulf of Mexico and four on the Atlantic
coast.
MIR. Van Wyck inquired whether provision
was made in the bill for war vessels on the
lakes.
Mr. Hale. the chairman of the committee
on naval affair, replied that a companion bill
| to the pending measure, which he would call
up at an early day, covered features of float
batteries a rA fra far harhnr H..
torpedo boats and torpedo appliances, aud
also provided for light draught gun boats for
| western lakes.
Mr.. Butler, a member of the committee on
naval affairs, suggested to Mr.. Hale that he
would be in no hurry, adding that both bills
| (CAmerUns and Hale's) had the unanimous
sanction Of the committee on naval affairs.
Mr.. Van Wyck made calculation that
the aggregate amount appropriated in these
bills, and in the twin ordnance bills recently
passed, would reach S7l 900 COO
MIR. Hale said that even If they did, their
expenditures would range through period Of
from three TO Six years and therefore would
only interfere to that extent with the treas
ury surplus.
At2 ?. M. the presiding officer laid before
the Senate tie unfinished business, being
Eads' Tehauntepec bill.
W.T.. AdntTCu uONeu " pOetpOuc tuc VII
TIL tomorrow SO as to go Oh with the naval
bill.
The motion was defeated, yeas "a, nays
2S.
Mr.. Morgan then took the floor and re-
piled to some of the arguments made by Mr.
Hoar on the subject of The Gadsden treaty
and the Clayton-Bul~ er treaty as to whether
or not they are still binding ON the United
States.
MIR. Hoar replied to Mr.. Morgan and
sketched the origin and purpose of the
Monroe doctrine.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
for the redemption of trade dollar was pre-
sented and referred to the committee OF
| finance.
The Senate at 445 went into executive
session and adjourned at sos.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa, called up the res.
olutiou offered by him on Monday last, dis
charging the committee of the whole from
further consideration of the Senate bill grant
ing pension to Mary S. Logan and making
/ that bill a special order for tomorrow.
Immediately after the reading of the jour
nal Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky made the
point of order that it was not competent for
the gentleman to call up the resolution for
action, but that it must be referred to the
committee on rules.
| A discussion followed, after which the
speaker said in view of previous discussions,
that the chair had little doubt as to the right
of the member to give notice of the change
of rules, but the question upon which the
| chair had very grave doubts was as to the
status OF the matter when again called up
The chair would like to examine into tina,
question. the matter was then laid over
until tomorrow.
MIR. Wise of Virginia, from the committee
ON naval affairs, reported resolution calling
on the secretary of the navy for information
as to the number of persons employed at and
discharged from the various navy yards be
tween Jan. l, 1886 and Jan. |, 1887; also as
to whether anv orders have been issued for
the transfer of plants andI material of certain
bureaus of the navy yard to certain Other
bureaus, whether it is designed to permanent
ly discontinue the operations of any bureau:
at any of the navy yards, and if so by wha
authority and in pursuance of what policy
OF naval administration. The resolution
was laid upon the table.
MIR. Willis of Kentucky, as a privileged
question, offered a resolution discharging tht
committee on education from further consid
GRAFTON of the Blair education bill and max
ing that bill continuing special order TO
Feb 10, and asked that it lie over for on'
day.
MIR. Springer of Illinois made point o
order that it was not in order now to offer
resolution, or that if offered it must be re
ferred to the committee on rules.
The speaker decided that under clause |
rule 2S, the member had right TO give Dotict
of proposed amendment of rules. Th
question as to what the status of the resolu
ton would be when it was called up, th
chair did not decide. He would take that
matter under Amusement.
Mr.. Springer offered a resolution making
the tariff bill special order for Thursda.
next 1t shall be in order to consider th
bill in the House, and after 80 minutes de
bate the previous question will be deemed
ordered and the bill shall be put upon it'
passage and but one diliatory motion shall b.
entertained. The speaker also took this
queetion under advisement
The following bills we're introduced ant
rererred:
By MIR. Lawler of Illinois, resolved, tha
the secretary of state be requested to inform
the House whether the terms of the treaty o
Ghent, bv which peace was consummatet
between the q lited States and Great Britain
in December, 1914. and ratified BY the Sen
ate in February, 1915, are construed to in
hibit the United States from maintaining al
effective navy on the northern lakes border
ng the Domieion of Canada, and als'
whether TIM construction by Great Britain o
the Welland Canal is now in effect viola
l,ion of the treaty of Ghent, and in case o
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